Regimental number | 1754 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
School | Oliver's, Mount Scarborough, Yorkshire, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 33 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | 83 Cheltenham Street, Malvern, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Fanny Wilson Vaughan, 83 Cheltenham Street, Malvern, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 50th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/67/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1754A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | In August 1916 he volunteered as a stretcher bearer and acted in that capacity until the time of his death. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 37 |
Place of burial | St. Quentin Cabaret Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row R, Grave No. 20), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 151 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Thomas and Priscilla VAUGHAN; husband of Fanny VAUGHAN, Brighton, South Australia. Native of Leeds, England |
Family/military connections | Brothers-in-law: 1601 Pte Reginald Brough PETCH, 37th Bn, returned to Australia, 23 July 1919; 1602 Lance Corporal Charles Geoffrey PETCH, 27th Bn, returned to Australia, 23 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |